Burna Boy
Appearance
Sarkodie
Ein sex anaa gender | male ![]() |
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Ein country of citizenship | Ghana ![]() |
Birth name | Michael Owusu Addo ![]() |
Name wey dem give am | Michael, Micheal ![]() |
Family name | Owusu, Addo ![]() |
Pseudonym | Sarkodie ![]() |
Ein date of birth | 10 July 1985 ![]() |
Place dem born am | Tema ![]() |
Native language | Akan ![]() |
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English, Twi ![]() |
Ein occupation | rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur ![]() |
Residence | Tema ![]() |
Work period (start) | 2005 ![]() |
Instrument | voice ![]() |
Discography | Sarkodie discography ![]() |
Genre | hip-hop, hiplife, Afrobeats ![]() |
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu MFR[1] (dem born am for 2 July 1991)[2] dem know am professionally as Burna Boy, be a Nigerian singer, songwriter, performer den record producer.[3][4][5] He gain recognition insyd 2012 after he release "Like to Party", de lead single from ein debut studio album L.I.F.E (2013). Insyd 2017, Burna Boy sign a record deal plus Atlantic Records den ein parent company Warner Music Group. Ein third studio album Outside, wich sanso serve as ein major label debut, na dem release am insyd 2018.[6]
Ein life matter
[edit | edit source]Burna Boy date British rapper Stefflon Don from 2018[7] to 2022.[8]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- Studio albums
- L.I.F.E (2013)
- On a Spaceship (2015)
- Outside (2018)
- African Giant (2019)
- Twice as Tall (2020)
- Love, Damini (2022)
- I Told Them... (2023)
- No Sign of Weakness (2025)
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Alake, Olumide (2022-10-12). "More wins: Burna Boy's dad receives MFR award on son's behalf, 2Baba bags MON". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. (in English). Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ↑ Ibile, Fagbo (3 October 2021). "Burna Boy's Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Africa's biggest music stars". CNN. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ↑ "The 'African Giant' Challenging Musical Boundaries". The Atlantic. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ "Burna Boy leads Billboard top 15 Sub-Saharan Artists". m.guardian.ng. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ Duerden, Nick (19 July 2019). "How Burna Boy Became Nigeria's Surprise Success Story". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ "Stefflon Don: 'I'm never scared to try things'". The Guardian. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ↑ "Why I Broke Up With Burna Boy, Stefflon Don Shares Side Of Story". Independent Newspaper Nigeria (in British English). 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Burna Boy for Twitter top
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